- ὄχος
- ὄχος, ὁ, ([etym.] ϝέχω)A carriage, used by Hom. in heterocl. neut. pl. ὄχεα, τά, even of a single chariot,
ἐξ ὀχέων Il.4.419
, etc. (so Pi.O.4.13, P.9.11); and in poet. dat.ὄχεσφι, -φιν, σὺν ἵπποισιν καὶ ὄχεσφι Il.4.297
, cf. 5.28, 107, etc.: later also in masc. pl.,ἐπὶ χρυσέοισιν ὄχοισιν h.Cer. 19
; ἐπ' εὐκύκλοις ὄχοις, of the Scythian wagons, A.Pr.710, cf. E. Andr.1019 (lyr.), Supp.676, al.: also in sg., Pi.O.6.24 (in poet. form [full] ὄκχοσ, A.Ag.1070, Hdt.8.124, Critias 2.3: periphr., ἁρμάτων ὄχος or ὄχοι, = ὄχημα, E.Hipp.1166, IT370, Ph.1190; ὄ. ταχυήρης, of a ship, A.Supp.32 (anap.).2 τρόχαλοι ὄχοι the swift or round bearers of the chariot, i.e. the wheels, E.IA146 (anap.).II anything which holds, λιμένες νηῶν ὄχοι roadsteads for ships, harbours, Od.5.404, Orph.A.1200.2νεῦρα τῆς ὑστέρης τὰ καλεόμενα ὄχοι Hp.Mul.2.204
(v.l. ὄσχοι); cf.ὀχεύς 1.4
.III perh. = ὀχετός, μισθωτοῖς τοὺς ὄ. ἀνακαθάρασι τοὺς ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ IG11(2).203 A 33 (Delos, iii B. C.).
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